Chapter 21: Squad Upgrade 2.0

The next morning.

Kobayashi woke from his slumber, only to find his body pinned down and unable to move. At the same time, a familiar, stifling sensation washed over him.

Is it Lynn? No, she isn't that large.

Confused, he opened his eyes, and a water-blue figure came into view.

Oh, it’s Aqua.

Wait, it’s Aqua?!

Kobayashi felt something was wrong. Why is this idiotic goddess here? Ever since they moved to their new base, there hadn't been any incidents of her sneaking in, so why now? And how did she even get in?

However, he didn't dwell on it and instead buried his face back into the embrace.

Indeed, this was far more comforting; there was none of that frustrating, blood-pumping agitation, only a sense of peace and tranquility. Plus, it was soft and smelled wonderful—his absolute favorite!

"Kobayashi-sama, you look very satisfied."

"I am very satisfi... Lynn?!"

Only then did he realize that the soft sensation pressing against his back was coming from Lynn.

Lynn behind him, Aqua in front of him—could this be the legendary...

No, no, no, what am I thinking!

Even though both of them were super beauties with breathtaking looks, Kobayashi couldn't bring himself to do anything to either of them.

And I mean that quite literally—he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Kobayashi cautiously lifted his head, leaving the water-blue haven, and asked somewhat strangely, "Lynn, why is Aqua here?"

"Doesn't Kobayashi-sama know? Every night, Aqua-sama wanders outside your door."

"Hmm?"

"And even if I return her to her room, she appears outside your door again shortly after."

"Hmm??"

"Seeing how much she wants to be with you, and considering you went to see the succubus for some relief last night, I thought about it and decided to let Aqua-sama join as well."

"Hmm???"

Lynn seemed to have said something quite extraordinary.

No, there were too many things to comment on. He didn't even know where to begin.

"I never imagined Aqua-sama would be so infatuated with you."

"She’s just drawn to the magic in the ring I’m wearing... though even if I said that, I doubt you’d believe me, Lynn."

"I hope Kobayashi-sama will take responsibility."

Forget it, she doesn't believe a word of it.

Knowing this wasn't the time for explanations, Kobayashi pulled away Aqua’s arms, which were wrapped around him, and tried to get out of bed, but his movement was a bit too vigorous and ended up waking her.

The groggy, dim-witted goddess hadn't yet realized the situation. She rubbed her eyes and asked, confused, "Hmm? Kobayashi? Why are you in my room?"

"You are in my room."

Kobayashi corrected her mistake.

"Oh, is that so? I’m so sleepy, I’ll get up later." Aqua didn't care at all, simply lying back down on Kobayashi’s bed, acting as if she belonged there.

The look in Lynn’s eyes behind him grew strange.

Letting Aqua in was one thing, but letting her push her luck was another.

"Lynn-san..."

"I am here. Do you need me to help you dress, Kobayashi-sama?"

"...Please."

This had never been part of their routine, and Kobayashi didn't think he was so useless that he couldn't put on his own clothes. However, it seemed that after being repeatedly stimulated by the succubus Luna and now Aqua, she had begun to grow closer to him.

Under the circumstances, it was hard to refuse, so he let her tend to him.

After enjoying the attentive service in front of the goddess, Kobayashi and Lynn stepped out of the room.

Darkness happened to be walking out of her room as well, but before they could even exchange greetings, she began to curse: "Pervert! Brute! Scum!"

Kobayashi, not understanding why he was being scolded, was completely baffled.

Darkness suddenly turned bright red, hugging herself while panting:

"I thought having Lynn was enough, but I never expected you to lay a hand on Aqua, too! The three of you must have, must have been... huff... hah... huff... ha